When to go · Leipzig
Leipzig in May
Great month. Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Germany overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Germany overall
Verdict
Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Leipzig in this guide.
Weather in May
- LeipzigHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 10 days
- Berlin and the east, Germany · Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg lakesbest weather
Continental: cold dry winters (around 0 °C (32 °F)), warm summers with 30 °C (86 °F) spells; lake swimming from June.Continental: cold dry winters (around 32 °F (0 °C)), warm summers with 86 °F (30 °C) spells; lake swimming from June.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Germany overall
- Medium
- Prices · Germany overall
- Medium
Germany overall: Beer gardens open; holiday Thursdays (Ascension, Corpus Christi) make long weekends that fill trains.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Leipzig, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jun: 10
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
June: Inside Leipzig's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas market.
Leipzig: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast